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Friday, December 20, 2013

So here we are, celebrating a 4 year anniversary with
blogger. Never thought that what started as college fad would come so far. Many
things have changed since then, my location, my appearance, the abysmal writing
style. But thankfully the blog somehow sustained. There were some long gaps
taken but even when on hiatus my mind was always involved in formulating posts
for the blog. So the connection was never really lost.

In a state of nostalgia I planned to read my old posts. So I
started with the first ever post I had written, it was actually an expert from
the book I had started to write back then. I had a hard time controlling my
laugh while going through the post. It was a very teenage-y kinda write-up. The
SMS slang, the overdose of “!” marks and the very naive story. It seemed like a
reflection of my life and desires back then. Reading it made me realize how far
I have come both in my life and writing skills. It is really amazing how life
changes. We make plans for future but sometimes life takes such a turn that
those plans remain of no use. I would have never in my wildest dreams imagined
that I could stay away from home, cook or take care of my expenses. And back then I would have never believed that I would meet
so many new people some amongst who would hold a special place in my heart.

I had always dreamt of having a very versatile blog covering
all genes. Nothing too girly and nothing too boring. As far as the content is
concerned, I guess I have covered general happenings, my personal stories and
observations, sometimes current affairs, photo-posts, the cooking posts. Sometime last year there was this phase of cooking I was going through, Oh-My-God I took pictures and pictures of every dish I cooked (including salads and Maggie) at various
stages and posted them on the blog. The picture quality was terrible and the
food dreadful. I cringe when I look at those pictures (which I do regularly). I
have this thing of goggle-ing my blog on images whenever I am getting bored.
All my blog images are displayed without any blockage from office proxy and I
love to boast to my colleagues the fact that Google knows me ;)

Coming
back to the type of posts. I have always had this huge desire to do a fashion
blogger kinda post on Rendezvous. But sadly I have neither the locations nor a
sweetheart who would play the cameraman!Although I did try to do one post long back with the dismal location i.e
my PG and Roomate#2 aka Ms G as the Camerawoman read more about her here. The
post however became so controversial that it had to be removed for reasons
not fit to be disclosed. I did indulge in something remotely similar to an outfit post but it was a featured thing on someone else's blog (Tanvii)

So fashion blogging is number#1 on my blogging wish list.
Second would be finding creating a perfect designer title. I am so bored
with the current one and the one with my images as background. I am in search
of something classy yet chic (and also Piccassa photo editor dump). Thirdly I
want to network more which means I am open to writing guest posts (Yeah) and
also coming up with a plan of inviting people to write on my blog. Lastly I
really want to understand the adsense on blogspot, I mean its been 4 years and
I have not earned even a single penny, how the hell does it really work (does
it reaaaaaallly work?). Anyhow so this is the business plan for financial year
2014-2015.

Ending this post without a proper thank you would be
extremely impolite. A major chunk of the credit for the completion of 4 glorious
years of blogging goes to my readers (known and anonymous). You guys are the reason
I am still writing. A special thanks to some loyal readers who have bravely
withstood to read my initial mind-boggling posts and left sweet comments as encouragement.
Some are no longer active on the blogging arena but still I remember them with
a smile on my face. Please keep visiting and showering love as you always have.

Lots of Love:

Sepo

P.S Does anyone have a HTML code which can disable right-click and Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.?

Saturday, December 7, 2013

India is a vast country with many beautiful places. All of us
are so obsessed with foreign locales that we sometimes forget that there are so
many lovely and adventurous places in India alone that we must visit before
crossing the oceans and seas. Similarly we are also so much into the western
culture and dresses that our Indian cultures, rituals and beliefs are slowly
getting diluted. Salwar kameer, Saares and kurtis have given way to jeans, dresses and skirts. But you have to
agree there is something extremely charming about an all Indian avatar. Even
the west has never shied away from trying out Indian looks and styles. I have
tried and highlighted some very attractive features and aspects of the Indian
ethnic culture. Indian culture is a massive amalgamation of different customs,
cuisines, beliefs, rituals and what not. I will specifically talk about
accessories that I personally adore. So here it goes…

1.Anklets ~ Payal

Don’t they look absolutely
beautiful? The intricate designs, the beautiful stones and the ever amazing
noise they make. Though I personally prefer ghungru-less
payals because that way I can move
around freely without letting the world know. At one point some years back I
was going through this “phase” where I wore a payal non-stop for about 6 months all together. I wore it with
shorts, skirts, jeans and all other stuff that doesn’t go with it. By the end
of it I got so bored with it that now I have trouble bringing myself to even
look at it. Nonetheless it is a splendid piece of jewellery.

2.Kohl ~ Surma

Move over Maybelline’s and
eyeconics, there is nothing that matches the sheen of the original Pakistani surma.
I remember from my childhood ladies using a big fancy bottle of kajal with a
long dangerous looking thin stick for application. In fact the first kajal that
I used was not any fancy one with a smooth stick for application, it was a very
demure box of Shringar Kajal. And it
had to be applied with fingers or maybe a paint brush (like I did). I have been
using kajal regularly since I joined college. I feel incomplete without it.
What’s so amazing about it is that just a little bit of kajal in your eyes, a
dab of lip-gloss and you look glam within no time.

3.Bindi

There is nothing that makes you
look more Indian than a tiny little bindi.
It is the quintessential item that you will find in any Indian women’s vanity
case. Ranging from simple round Shilpa
bindi to stylish designer ones, bindi’s too have come a long back. Agreed
that it adds maturity to one’s look but who’s complaining?

4.Henna ~ Mehandi

Any Indian wedding or auspicious
occasion is incomplete without the mehandi. In season of such occasions the mehandi walla’s earn huge chunks of
money. And man, are they booked for what. I remember for my sister’s wedding we
had a hard time arranging a guy. Then my sister’s friend knew a guy who knew
someone else and his friend was finally arranged to come for my sister’s mehandi especially from Rajasthan.

Some talented people can apply mehandi themselves, sadly I have no such
talent. However if you happen to have such talent my hands and feet are all
yours. Mehandi is generally applied
on hands and lower arms but I personally feel that mehandi on the feet is oh-so-sexy.

5.Jhumkas

There has to be something about the jhumka’s which
made people to write songs about it. Who can forget the ever vivacious Sadhana
dancing to the tunes of Jhumka gira rey. Songs
aside the heavy beaded pretty jhumkas have the potencial to change your look
from boring to oh-my-god within minutes. So your outfit is drab, fret not get
hold of a pretty set of jhumki’s and they will never disappoint you.

6.Saree

There is no attire that makes a woman look sexy and
graceful than the saree. Cotton, chiffon, crepe, silk, kanjevaaram, net, designer lehanga
saree… options available are many. And then there are different ways in
which you can drape the saree. Gujarati, bengali, maharastrian, mumtaz
style each one different from the others. Also any easy way to glam up your saree would be to pair it up with a
smartly stitched blouse. Blouses have their own set of categories deep neck and
backless. Knotted ones and hooked ones.

In nutshell saree
is one garment that suits everybody and makes you look beautiful and
traditional.

7.Bangles ~ Chudiyaan

There are some people I know who hate the noise
bangles make. I don’t understand such people. To me it is one of the most
melodious sound ever. Just choose your style glass, metallic, kundan, stack up
both the hands coordinated with the colour of your outfit and you are good to
go.

8.Kamarband

I have never worn it and also never come across
someone who wore it in real life. But that never make me less of a fan. It
looks amazingly traditional yet stylish over a saree or a lehanga.

Photo Courtesy -weddingplanners.com

9.Nose ring ~
Nath

I am a big fan of the big nose ring which is
traditionally worn by a girl on her D-Day. However the trend was somewhat
changed when Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor were spotted wearing nose rings at
the Cannes film festival. Though I feel it will take a more than just a Cannes
appearance for nose ring to come mainstream.

I also love the Maharastrian nath, which as far as I know is also worn during/after marriage.

Photo Courtesy - pinkville.com

Photo Courtesy - pinterest

1.Flowers in
hair ~ Gajra

Fresh flowers around a chick bun
spells nothing with sophistication. The traditional approach would be to tie
the small garland of while mogra/jasmineflowers around your bun, whereas a more
modern would include a myriad of flowers ranging from roses to orchids.

Photo Courtesy -glamcheck.com

I had a gala time formulating this post and consolidating pictures for it. I hope they provide you with the same visual pleasure.

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About Me

I am an engineer by profession, an artist by nature and a self-proclaimed feminist.I love to find happiness in small things. I hate hypocrites.To sum up, I am simple,sensible, a bit idiotic,a complete foodie, hardcore perfectionist .. in nutshell a gem of a person :P